Brief encounters will show, this is indeed, all for one picture. Brief encounters, a 2012 documentary directed by ben shapiro, follows acclaimed photographer gregory crewdson s decadelong quest to create a series of haunting, surreal and stunningly elaborate portraits of smalltown american life a depiction of a disturbing and imperfect world. Brief encounters is available worldwide for screening in theaters, museums, galleries, and for sale to colleges and schools. A decades fretting and futzing and the few ecstatic moments rendered along the way are compressed into 77 minutes in gregory crewdson. I directed and shot brief encounters, basically as a onemanband over about a decade on crewdson s sets. The documentary, brief encounters, reveals how he does it. A fascinating profile of gregory crewdson, whose riveting photographs are elaborately staged, elegant narratives compressed into a single, largescale image, set in small towns or meticulously recreated interior spaces, built on the kind of sound stages associated with bigbudget movies. An acclaimed photographer with the eye of a filmmaker, gregory crewdson has created some of the most. See more ideas about gregory crewdson, brief encounter and gregory crewdson photography. The film follows the staging and execution of his vivid and detailed photographs, which often focus on. This is the first screening of what we hope to be many more to come. Photographer gregory crewdson is renowned for his elaboratelystaged photographs, huge in scope, size, and ambition. An acclaimed photographer with the eye of a filmmaker, gregory crewdson has created some of the most gorgeously haunting pictures in the history of the medium. Brief encounters trailer from benjamin shapiro on vimeo despite his obviously epic micromanagement, crewdson is an affable sort, directing his subjects often unemployed locals.
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Filmmaker ben shapiro has documented crewdson s decadespanning pursuit of creating truetolife vignettes by fictitious articulation in brief encounters screenings are limited, but the doc looks to be a mustsee. Acps film series explores the close connection between photography and film. A documentary shot over a decade with unprecedented access to. Brief encounters, opens tomorrow at film forum through zeitgeist films. Brief encounters beautifully bares the artist s process and it s as mesmerizing and riveting as the images themselves. Photographer gregory crewdson s 10year quest to create a series of haunting, surreal, and stunningly elaborate portraits of smalltown american life film. Crewdson s fascinating photographs are elaborately. The film series followed the construction and the behindthescenes explanation from crewdson himself of his thought process and vision for his pieces of his collection beneath the roses.
Brief encounters, a documentary directed, filmed, and produced by ben shapiro, chronicles the artists career, focusing on an extended body of work called beneath. You could make up a complex story of your own with each presentation,as. An acclaimed photographer with the eye of a filmmaker. Brief encounters premiered at south by southwest, and opened at film forum in new york on october 31, 2012, and on november 16 2012 at the film society. Brief encounters explores gregory crewdsons quest to. Filmmaker ben shapiro reveals the meticulous creative process of gregory crewdson as the acclaimed photographer shoots. Download free brief encounters from einstein to elvis.
It premiered march 10, 2012 at the south by southwest film festival and is distributed by zeitgeist films. Brief encounters is a film for photography fans and a photo essay for film fans. It premiered march 10, 2012 at the south by southwest film festival and is. Brief encounters explores gregory crewdson s quest to pull real moments from fake photos. Gregory crewdsons riveting photographs are elaborately staged, elegant narratives compressed into a single, albeit largescale image. Review of brief encounters, gregory crewdson documentary. Brief encounters, director ben shapiro immerses himself in gregory crewdson s creative process during the shooting of the photographers beneath the roses series, which spanned from 2002 to 2008. Please see the archives below for a history of the acp film series. Brief encounters, the director ben shapiro follows this photographer for four years as he works on a major series, beneath the roses. The following interview was originally published on the eve of its sxsw film festival premiere. The 90 minute film from arts documentarian ben schapiro, released to enormous acclaim in.
Credited with conceiving a new, expansive photographic language, crewdson explores human. Art as acts of subversion and immersion the sheik and i, trash dance, and gregory crewdson. The film mostly centers on crewdsons series of 50 photographs, taken over an 8 year. Brief encounters, ben shapiros engaging, astute documentary about the photographer. Brief encounters ten years in the making, ben shapiros docu on celebrated photog gregory crewdson concentrates on his magnum opus, the collection of huge prints known as.
Gregory crewdson laid bare in new film photography. Brief encounters long metrage avec original streaming en anglais, a ete produit en etatsunis et est apparu dans les cinemas francais en 2012. I had to watch this movie for an art appreciation class i am taking. Brief encounters beautifully bares the artists process.
It also won the best documentary award at the savannah film festival. While there are some talking heads, notably writers rick moody and russell banks, who writes about the postindustrial smalltown america that crewdson favors for. Brief encounters a film by ben shapiro opens at film forum in new york on october 31, 2012 before playing around the country. With costanza theodoli braschi, gregory crewdson, samantha ressler, richard sands. In 2012, he was the subject of the feature documentary film gregory crewdson. Brief encounters focuses on the work of renowned photographer gregory crewdson. Last night i was fortunate enough to catch brief encounters, the new documentary about gregory crewdson. Brief encounter parody victoria wood sketch parodying the film brief encounter. Watch the trailer and some clips from the film below.
Brief encounters is a documentary film directed, produced, and shot by ben shapiro. Brief encounters we welcome you to join the vermont center for photography as we kick off our photographic film series featuring groundbreaking documentaries about all things photography. Brief encounters beautifully bares the artists processand its as mesmerizing and riveting as the images themselves. Oscars best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance toronto intl film festival awards central festival central. Brief encounters, a documentary directed, filmed, and produced by ben shapiro, chronicles the artists career, focusing on an extended body of work called beneath the. Gregory crewdson describes his whole process more than once in gregory crewdson. A closeup portrait of the acclaimed photographer, filmed with unprecedented access over a decade as he creates his stunning images.